(Photo by Zak Mauger / LAT Images). Exiting in Q2 was clearly disappointing but he will be one to watch tomorrow as he fights back through the field. The temperatures are expected to rise and tyre degradation will be a key factor for everyone. This is a new track for me and every lap gives me more confidence; I was improving my final lap in Q2 when the red flag stopped us. “It’s a fun but tricky track and I gained in confidence with every lap. Magnussen's qualifying ended in spectacular fashion, as he caught the Wall of Champions on his final flying lap in Q2, careering across the track to make heavy contact with the opposing wall. On the other side of the garage, Sergio didn’t get together a tidy lap and also dropped out of qualifying early. I'm glad I've been able to split the Ferraris today and tomorrow is going to be an interesting race. Unfortunately, in Q2 qualifying Kevin (Magnussen) crashed heavily, and that compromised Romain’s (Grosjean) lap as well, as he was right behind him. The second Renault of Nico Hulkenberg was seventh, ahead of the two McLarens of Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz – meaning all four Renault-powered cars on the grid were represented in the top 10 – while Haas’ Kevin Magnussen was 10th despite not making a Q3 appearance, having had a massive shunt at the very end of Q2 that ultimately prevented Max Verstappen from making it into the final segment. We made overnight changes and FP3 confirmed they had been positive, but it was clear qualifying would be a tight battle and that’s exactly how it turned out. We had a broken rear wing in FP3, which meant we headed into qualifying having not run the soft tyres today. It was all pretty close today, we just missed a little bit. The potential was there and he produced it at the right moment. Renault have struggled for one-lap pace this season, but managed to get both cars into Q3 for just the second time this year. The performance shown in FP3 highlighted that we were moving in the right direction. Saturday 8th June 2019. They have a big job to do now. "Coming here, we knew that we would have better chances and we were able to confirm that. It was the 56th running of the Canadian Grand Prix, the 50th time the event had been included as a round of the Formula One World Championship since the inception of the series in 1950, and the 40th time that a World Champion… Circuit de Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada. Revivez les qualifications du Grand Prix du Canada, septième manche du championnat du monde de F1 2019, qui se déroule sur le circuit Gilles-Villeneuve de Montréal. Giovinazzi Kubica. I wanted to put the car as high as possible but these things can happen when pushing the limits of the track. It would have been a nice position for tomorrow.”, Kevin Magnussen, 10th, Did not set a time in Q3, “I just hit the wall – broke the rear suspension, then it shot me over to the pit wall in a big crash. We tried to get through to Q3 on the medium but the tyre didn’t feel fantastic for us and with the traffic at the hairpin it didn’t really work out. Bottas discounted himself from the battle by spinning early in Q3, and thus only had one run to set a time. A titanic battle is in store then - make sure not to miss it. ", "It looked like it was going to be a fight on Friday and so it's proved today. Stroll "Sebastian put together a great lap. I have a good feeling about the track, it has a nice flow to it and I enjoy driving here. Featured Columnist June 7, 2019 Comments. “It was a solid Saturday for us and I was happy with my laps, so I don’t feel too bad with the result. I’m really happy for the team today. Particularly in the last sector - they were four, five tenths faster on the straight. When we tried to find that extra bit of pace it felt like there was something missing, so I think Q3 was going to be quite tight. Up at the front, meanwhile, less than 0.030s separated Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in P1 from Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas in P3 – with Sebastian Vettel in between – while Nico Hulkenberg impressed to go P6 for Renault, ahead of McLaren’s Carlos Sainz – although the stewards were set to investigate after the session some alleged impeding by the Spaniard on the Toro Rosso of Alexander Albon. With Hulkenberg an encouraging seventh, the team will be hopeful of a first double points finish of 2019. “I can’t be too unhappy about that as my lap wasn’t bad, but I maybe left a tenth on the table. It’s fair to say that we were on a knife edge regarding progressing into Q3 with both cars at the end of Q2, but the red flag definitely didn’t harm us. That was Raikkonen's first Q1 exit since Austria 2015 and only the second time this season he has been out-qualified by his younger colleague. Canadian F1 Grand Prix 2019 Qualifying: Results, Times from Friday's Practice Rob Blanchette @ @_Rob_B. (Photo by Zak Mauger / LAT Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Antonio Giovinazzi, Alfa Romeo Racing C38 during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. ", Toto Wolff, Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport, "Credit to Ferrari, they had the fastest car today and were very strong on the straights. The car is fast. We have demonstrated that, on some tracks we can be competitive, given that here in Canada our performance has been good all weekend. An engine failure on Lance’s car at the start of final practice proved costly and robbed Lance of any running ahead of qualifying. The team did well to get the Canadian out at the start of qualifying, but he couldn't find the pace to compete and exited in Q1 for the 11th straight race. Our race pace has looked good recently, so hopefully a strong result is on the cards tomorrow.”, “I never thought I’d be so happy for a fourth place in qualifying; it feels like a pole position! (Photo by Glenn Dunbar / LAT Images), "Qualifying wasn’t exactly a straightforward session, with an interruption at the end of Q2 that affected the final runs. Q2 – Red flag for big Magnussen crash sees Verstappen drop out We, quite clearly, confirmed that progress today. "We tried twice but we were just not fast enough over the two laps in Q1, it’s as simple as that. With the margins so small in the middle of the pack, it certainly cost Lance getting into Q2. Mercedes 295 2. Unfortunately, we were not able to make the same step in Q2 and we have missed the cut for Q3 in what was a very tight session, so we need to review the data and understand where we can improve going forwards. We won’t give up; there’s still a long way to go and I want to come away from Montreal with some points.”, “It’s wasn’t an easy day with the engine change having a big impact on the final result. “Unfortunately, Carlos was subsequently given a three-place penalty. ", "It was a positive qualifying. Our pace was encouraging so I look forward to tomorrow. He had good pace in Q1 and we elected to go on the medium tyre, which would have been our start tyre, mirroring the strategy of Ferrari and Mercedes. Bringing up the rear were the two Williams, George Russell out-qualifying 2008 Canadian Grand Prix winner Robert Kubica for the seventh time in as many races this year. Albon “Tomorrow we’re not starting where we wanted because of a penalty which is disappointing, but I’m confident we have a good chance of moving forwards and getting some points. Gasly made Q3 safely by running the soft tyre, and managed a credible P5 once there. Hulkenberg, Norris and Sainz in P7, P8 and P9, meanwhile, meant that the full gamut of Renault cars were represented in Q3, marking a strong day for the French power unit maker. Yes, the track was slippery but that’s not an excuse as it is the same for everyone. First, Verstappen hit traffic and couldn't nail a run on the medium-compound tyre at the start of Q2. His preparation lap was ruined by traffic and he could only manage a lowly sixth. Pos. 2020 Season Driver Standings Constructor Standings Archive 1950-2019 F1 Awards . Perez We’ll do our best, not get ahead of ourselves, and target a sensible race. Overtaking is possible on this track and we've seen great racing here in the past, so I'll go flat out and try to get as many points as possible. FORMULA 1 JOHNNIE WALKER BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 2019 - QUALIFYING 30 Aug 01 Sep 2019 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa-Francorchamps Knocked out: I like this track and we’ll be ready to grab any opportunity out there.”. We now switch our focus to preparing for the race which looks likely to be very exciting.”, CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Lando Norris, McLaren MCL34 during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. Toro Rosso were another team caught out by the late red flags in Q2, both failing to finish their flying laps and exiting in the second segment, with Kvyat taking the intra-team spoils in P12 from Albon's P14. (Photo by Zak Mauger / LAT Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Alexander Albon, Toro Rosso during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. As for tomorrow’s race, we can still hope for a strong performance, as it was clear from FP3 that the teams improved the performance of their package overnight.”, CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso STR14 during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. The main focus of Q2 was which of the top three teams of Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull could make it through to the final part of qualifying on the more durable medium tyres. (Photo by Simon Galloway / Sutton Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-19, hits the Wall of Champions and crashes out towards the end of Q2 during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. I was lucky that I didn't hit the wall, but it put me on the backfoot for the second run. Valtteri Bottas had a lively time of it early on, spinning his Mercedes on his first push lap coming out of Turn 2 and using all of his rally driving experience (and a bit of luck) to keep it out of the wall. We have free choice of tyres so now it’s up to us to put everything together and have a good result. It’s a track where you can overtake, so strategy will be very important. Yesterday the overall feeling was slightly better but certainly I found it difficult to gain grip which is very strange. Fortunately he walked away, but his mechanics will have a late night rebuilding that VF-19. Après dix-sept courses d'attente, Sebastian Vettel renoue enfin avec la pole position ! Celle-ci, il a été la chercher avec l'adrénaline. Unfortunately, the red flag came out in Q2, meaning that Kvyat, Albon and Verstappen had to abort their runs. P13 is not a bad position to start and we are close to a place in the top ten. Verstappen But really good work from the whole team and the drivers to get both our cars safely through to the race start on the Medium tyres, which is going to be an important factor tomorrow. It's going to be a hot race, which will make it difficult with the management of the brakes because they suffer a lot here. On the flip side, both cars have a free tyre choice, which should provide a few more strategy options for the race. I will analyse this and hopefully be stronger in this department at the next race. But for now, we can enjoy today’s result! Ferrari 172 3. It just doesn’t seem we can catch a break here. Looking ahead to tomorrow, we all know this race can provide some interesting variables and we look forward to what is likely to be a very tight midfield battle.”, Toyoharu Tanabe, Honda F1 Technical Director, “Today, only one of our four drivers – Gasly - got through to Q3. Anything can happen tomorrow and we’ll race to find out, as simple as that. Pierre made it comfortably through to Q3 on the soft tyre. On the other hand, Kimi had a tough day and missed out on Q2 for the smallest of margins. Formula 1 2019 race calendar and TV coverage guide Homegrown hero Lance Stroll will return to his home city desperate to impress the crowds. Q1 – Both Racing Points out, along with two previous Canadian Grand Prix winners. ", CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Robert Kubica, Williams FW42 during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. Hamilton’s first effort had sent him top of the charts, and as he went round again in the final seconds, he was turning the timing screens purple. I went on the power a little too early, and everything followed from there. Without these problems, I’m sure I could have gone further in qualifying. We didn’t quite have enough pace on the medium and caught traffic so needed to run again in Q2 on the soft. We knew Ferrari would be strong here and it's going to be a close fight in the race. Today was an improvement but it could’ve been even better - I didn’t do a great lap at the end of Q3. He finished qualifying in P13 and he’s in a good position to aim for the points. We had P1 for a short moment, but Ferrari were just quicker. (Photo by Mark Sutton / Sutton Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Pierre Gasly, Red Bull Racing RB15 during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. Just a couple of hundredths made the difference in the end, so to find ourselves out in Q1 because I didn't maximise the car's performance hurts a lot – especially knowing how much hard work the whole team have done to improve the car recently. GP d'Espagne 14 août 2020 au 16 août 2020 Présenté par Eurosport France : Formule 1 (Photo by Joe Portlock / LAT Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-19 crashes in qualifying during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. Out with Verstappen and Grosjean went the Toro Rossos of Daniil Kvyat and Alexander Albon in P12 and P14, along with Giovinazzi in 13th. It’s a great qualifying result and a great effort from both drivers. Le duo de champion de monde s'élanceront sur la première ligne juste devant Charles Leclerc et Daniel Ricciardo. Recherche . Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel beat Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes to pole position at the Canadian Grand Prix. … It was about getting a good lap and I didn't perform 100%. (Photo by Simon Galloway / Sutton Images). Just as Friday showed that it was going to be tight in Qualifying, let's hope that Friday is also an accurate predictor of the race pace, because our high fuel simulations on Friday were competitive. "The track was in much better condition today, but it was still tricky to get the tyres in to the correct window for a qualifying lap. And with Leclerc well-placed in third and Bottas all the way down in sixth, signs are auguring well for the Scuderia to get their season back on track on Sunday at the circuit named for one of the team’s great heroes. Knocked out: We worked hard overnight to improve the balance of the car and George especially was happy with the changes that were made. His second effort, meanwhile, saw the Finn oversteering on the run out of the final corner before locking up at Turn 6 and the hairpin, consigning him to a lowly P6 spot at the grid. “It was a perfect turnaround compared to yesterday and a good quali result in the end. We’ll take it from there. A scintillating final effort from the German saw him stop the clocks at 1m 10.240s, while team mate Charles Leclerc was 0.680s behind him in third, as Hamilton claimed his 10th front row appearance in Canada, to tie the record for a single circuit held by Michael Schumacher at Suzuka. "We are very pleased with today’s result. This track is fun, I’ve always enjoyed it here. (Photo by Andy Hone / LAT Images), Qualifying: Bottas suffers wild spin at beginning of Q3. We’ll probably start from the pit lane tomorrow, but they deserve better.”, “It was all okay until it all went wrong. Pos. EXCLUSIVE: The Top 10 F1 drivers of 2020 - as chosen by the drivers, ‘It hurts, but I’m not giving up’ - Albon resolute as he breaks silence on losing Red Bull race seat, VOTE: What was your favourite race of 2020? We made a lot of set-up changes over night and it was a big improvement for the feeling of the car. It's time to pick the best Grand Prix of the year, Our writers share their best moments, biggest shocks and top stories of 2020, WATCH: The 20 best team radio clips of the year, starring Gasly, Norris, Ricciardo and Vettel. The 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship was the motor racing championship for Formula One cars which marked the 70th running of the Formula One World Championship.It is recognised by the governing body of international motorsport, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. Russell It’s not been an easy day. We were forced to switch back to PU1 – the one used in the previous six events rather than benefitting from a fresh power unit with the phase two update. Toutes l'actu sur la Formule 1, les résultats, les commentaires, les avis et analyses en un même lieu. We’ve been targeting a smooth weekend and that’s half the work done now. The feeling in the car when it just keeps coming and you feel the grip and go for it, that was one of those laps, so really, really nice. (Photo by Glenn Dunbar / LAT Images). – but the last weeks have been very tough for us.” – Sebastian Vettel. Unfortunately for the Spaniard, he was then called to the stewards for impeding Albon in Q1 and handed a three-place grid drop for tomorrow. That's the worst feeling you can have as a driver, when you know you could have done much better. But, as I said, it doesn’t seem we can catch a break in the moment. RaceFans > 2019 F1 season > 2019 F1 statistics > 2019 F1 qualifying data. The 2019 Canadian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Pirelli Grand Prix du Canada 2019) was a Formula One motor race held on 9 June 2019 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. I don’t know if we’d have made it into Q3, but maybe just outside the top 10. However, I believe with our starting positions, combined with the encouraging long runs we made on Friday, we’re looking good to fight for some solid points tomorrow. We’re optimistic looking to the next races, we just need to try to get a little less unlucky.”, CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Romain Grosjean, Haas VF-19, leaves the garage during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. Discover more news Sebastian Vettel secured his first pole position of the 2019 campaign in qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix, pipping Lewis Hamilton by two-tenths of a second to claim his 56th career pole, and his fifth at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. "Overall the car is improving steadily but Montreal was always likely to make this difficult to see. Sebastian Vettel secured his first pole position of the 2019 campaign in qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix, pipping Lewis Hamilton by two-tenths of a second to claim his 56th career pole, and his fifth at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. Latest. This trend continued into Qualifying with both cars navigating Q1 without any issues. For my part, I have to improve the way in which I anticipate the track evolution, so that I can set up the car to be on point for Q3. We seemed quick from the start of the day. Pilote Voiture Temps Q1 Temps Q2 ... 8 juin 2019 - 20:21. Sebastian put in a stunning lap and deserves to be on pole. ", "We have mixed feelings about today’s session. "This pole is for our fans, who support us and are always right behind us, even when things aren’t going so well. I was just trying to push everything, as I knew it was going to be tight. (Photo by Andy Hone / LAT Images). They couldn't compete with Renault in Q3 and Sainz aborted his final lap to take the gloss off what had been a good day. Valtteri suffered a spin on his first Q3 lap and didn't have the smoothest run on his last attempt, but it's still all to play for tomorrow. I had a lockup into turn ten and lost time there. Lähteet [muokkaa | muokkaa wikitekstiä] ↑ Formula 1 Pirelli Grand Prix du Canada 2019 Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website . Red Bull Racing - Honda 124 4. It was quite tense in terms of concentration and obviously you try to put everything in that one lap or in those two attempts that you have. Languishing down in P11, the Dutchman had to go again and was caught out by the late red flags caused by Magnussen's crash. Mercedes knew they had a fight on their hands for pole and so it proved. (Photo by Glenn Dunbar / LAT Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Nico Hulkenberg, Renault F1 Team during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. Having looked competitive in all of the practice sessions, it’s frustrating not to convert our promise into representative grid positions. McLaren - Renault 30 5. It was very tight up at the front and we definitely had to push very hard to get what we got today. (Photo by Glenn Dunbar / LAT Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: George Russell, Williams Racing, is interviewed after Qualifying during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. Q1 107% time - 1:16.434 Note - Giovinazzi and Gasly penalised three grid places for impeding other drivers during qualifying. (Photo by Andy Hone / LAT Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-19 during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. For now, we’ll enjoy this moment as a fourth in qualifying is huge for us.”, “We can be very happy with today’s qualifying result. As if that wasn't cause enough for celebration, Ricciardo managed to grab fourth with a stellar lap, out-qualifying his replacement at Red Bull in the process. There’s a lot of adrenaline going around in qualifying and when they came on the radio I was really delighted. We now need to focus on fighting back tomorrow, using our race pace to try and come through the field to score points.”, FP3: Stroll stops in pit lane after fiery hydraulic leak, CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Sergio Perez, Racing Point, and Lance Stroll, Racing Point, in the media pen after Qualifying during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. 8 juin 2019 - 20:21. So hopefully more singing!”, “Today’s result is great for our team and congratulations to Seb for securing pole position. That meant that Verstappen was unable to complete his lap – leaving Pierre Gasly as Red Bull’s sole representative in Q3 – while the crash also denied Magnussen’s team mate Romain Grosjean a chance to improve, leaving him P15. The red flags that resulted from the Dane's crash put paid to his team mate's final flying lap and meant Grosjean wound up a disappointed 15th. I’m very sorry for the team. FORMULA 1 PIRELLI GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2019 - QUALIFYING 07 09 Jun 2019 Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal. “That was a good day for us and I’m really pleased for the team. Sunday's race is live on the BBC Sport website and 5 live at 19:10 BST. I need to pull something similar out of my pocket tomorrow.”, “Overall a tough and disappointing day. 08 June 2019. Out with them went 2005 winner in Canada Kimi Raikkonen, who was just 0.108s off Alfa Romeo team mate Antonio Giovinazzi in P15 – but that was enough to see the Italian make it through to Q2. The 2019 Austrian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 myWorld Großer Preis von Österreich 2019) was a Formula One motor race held on 30 June 2019 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria.The race was the 9th round of the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship.The race marked the 33rd running of the Austrian Grand Prix and the 32nd time it had been held as a round of the … ", CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari Pole sitter and Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG F1 celebrate in Parc Ferme during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. I think that we are working well, even if the results have not reflected that fact. Starting towards the back is never ideal, but at least overtaking is possible here. Overall, I'm happy with the job we've done and it leaves us in a good position for the race. 2020 au 2 août 2020 . We have a great opportunity to have a big points haul.”, CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Daniel Ricciardo, Renault R.S.19 during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. I really enjoyed it. Hopefully we can put on a good show tomorrow. We know our competitors are very quick, especially over the distance and we’ve seen this in all the races so far, but we’re starting ahead of them and hopefully we’ll stay there and fight as hard as we can. Behind, a fantastic effort by Daniel Ricciardo put him fourth on the grid for Renault – the team’s best starting position of the year – 0.831s off Vettel’s time, ahead of the Red Bull of Pierre Gasly in fifth and the second Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas in sixth, the Finn having suffered a spin on his first push lap before a messy second effort. Williams propped up the leader board once again at a track they didn't expect to suit the FW42. Traffic on his fast lap compromised him, however, and left him in the drop zone, forcing him to head back out on a new set softs. I think we gave them a good fight, Lewis was very quick and had two purple sectors but he lost a bit of time in the hairpin, so it wasn't quite enough. However disappointing that seemed, with free tyre choice and a track where overtaking is eminently possible, all is not lost for the race itself, with points not out of the question. Alfa struggled for pace in final practice and looked likely to be in the fight at the back to scrape out of Q1. We’re in a good position but tomorrow’s race will be long and difficult. CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-19 crashes in qualifying during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. We’ll just keep on working hard to get back to where we should be. ", "I made a mistake in the first run of Q3, had a snap and ended up spinning out of Turn 2. (Photo by Simon Galloway / Sutton Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Marshals remove the damaged car of Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-19, from the circuit during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. I hope we can keep the pace and we will push as much as we can to challenge the top three.”, “It was a frustrating qualifying for Max today. Congratulations to Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari for their record-breaking lap here, and also to Daniel Ricciardo, who claims fourth on the grid for Renault at the track where he took his very first win five years ago. Romain Grosjean, 15th, Did not set a time in Q2, “It wasn’t the best of luck again. We will keep pushing and do our best to bring home a strong result.”. Williams’ George Russell declared the track conditions “hideous” as he headed out for Q1, but the circuit evolved quickly throughout the opening segment, meaning that the times tumbled in the final minutes. Even yesterday we were fast, but we made further improvements and managed to put it all together for qualifying. The answer was an emphatic yes, with Vettel taking his first pole of the season by a healthy two-tenths of a second. Aux coudes à coudes avec Lewis Hamilton, l'allemand a réussi à prendre l'avantage dans le dernier secteur. Starting 11th or maybe tenth depending on what’s going on with the Haas will be tricky as I have to clear the midfield before closing the gap to the leaders. And yes, the performance in FP3 was better but unfortunately FP3 is FP3 and qualifying is qualifying.”, “It was a positive qualifying session. Lights go out at 1410 local time tomorrow in Montreal, which is 1810 UTC. We’ll do our best tomorrow but we have to be realistic with who we have behind us on the grid. (Photo by Andy Hone / LAT Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Carlos Sainz, McLaren MCL34, leaves the garage during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada.